2013 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
Samantha Kahl Joins Tech’s
Natural Resources
Management
Department
Samantha Kahl, a
Tennessee-based
wildlife biologist
and natural
resource planner, has been named
an assistant professor in Texas
Tech University’s Department of
Natural Resources Management,
according to officials with the
College of Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources. She
officially stepped into new her
teaching and research post on Jan.
1. more »
Tech Plant and Soil Science
Department Adds Turfgrass
Expert Joseph
Young
An experienced
golf course and
sports turf
management
researcher has been named an
assistant professor in Texas Tech
University’s Department of Plant
and Soil Science, according to
officials with the College of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources. Joseph Young officially
stepped into new his teaching and
research post on Jan. 1. more »
FEATURED NOW
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CASNR Advisory Board Gets New Look; New Members Come to the Table
Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources has a new Advisory Board,
featuring 15 new members from across the state. The mission of the board is to promote excellence
and innovation, and assist the college with strategic planning, provide feedback on current CASNR
activities and priorities, as well as strengthen and enhance its image and reputation. more »
Saddle Up; AFS Prof Aids in Selection of New Horse for Iconic Masked
Rider
It took Texas Tech’s Sam Jackson about three months and more than a dozen
candidates to find the perfect horse with the right attributes to replace Midnight
Matador for the university’s Masked Rider program. Midnight Matador was retired last
fall due to a health issue. more »
Texas Tech Judging Teams Shine at Denver’s National Western Stock
Show
Texas Tech’s judging teams scored two first place wins and a second place showing last
week at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. “These teams show the balance
and strength of the program we’re building at Texas Tech, said Mark Miller, Tech’s San
Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Distinguished Chair in Meat Science. more »
Recognition; Retired PSS Prof Receives AFGC Distinguished Grasslander
Award
Noted agroecosystem research scientist Vivien Allen has received the 2013
Distinguished Grasslander Award from the American Forage and Grassland Council. The
honor was presented at the group’s annual conference Jan. 6-9 in Covington, Kentucky.
GALLERY: Seen It;
Landscape
Architecture
Take a walk
through some of
the detail
elements featured
in the current landscape
architecture planting design
posters on display here on
campus. Our landscape
architecture program provides a
sound grounding in theory and
technology, which is put into
practice through our design
studios. Tech offers licensequalifying landscape architecture
degrees at the bachelor’s and
master’s levels. Photos: N. Martin.
more >>
UPCOMING
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 TTU Scholarship
Application Deadline
February 1, 2013
 CASNR Spring Career Expo
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
February 27, 2013
Student Union Ballroom
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 Meat Animal
Evaluation Contest
March 24-26, 2013
 NACTA Judging Conference
April 3-5, 2013
(more information)
 Invitational Contests
April 6, 2013
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 Area FFA Contests
April 13, 2013
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 AFS Spring Banquet
April 13, 2013
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 State FFA Contests
April 20, 2013
more »
SW Farm Press: Lack of Farm Bill Opens Agriculture to Looming Larger
Cuts
Failure of the U.S. Congress to pass a farm bill during the last legislative session and
apparent apathy from leaders in the House of Representatives to take up the issue
anytime soon creates an air of uncertainty and skepticism from farmers and the
agricultural industry, according to an agriculture economics professor at Texas Tech
University. more »
Advancing Diversity; Garcia Set to Support Minority Recruiting Efforts
Texas Tech Academic Assistant Professor Lyda Garcia is bringing her experience and
academic talents to the university’s Dr. Bill Bennett Student Success Center to support
the group’s minority recruiting efforts. She officially stepped into her new post with
Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources on Tuesday (Jan. 1). more
»
On The Floor: CASNR Congressional Spring Interns Bound for Capitals
Five students from Texas Tech’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will be
spending their spring semester working as interns in either the state or national capital.
Running from January through May, the college’s congressional spring intern program
affords selected students an opportunity to experience first-hand the government’s
day-to-day operations. more »
Graduation; CASNR Students Featured at December Commencement
Ceremonies
More than 2,600 students Texas Tech students, including 100 from the College of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, received diplomas at the university’s
commencement ceremonies Saturday (Dec. 15) at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock.
more »
Associated Press Report: Microwave Keeps Bread Mold at Bay
Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas Tech-based company could have the answer to
some consumers’ unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold,
reports the Associated Press today (Jan. 8). MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows
bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. more »
NRM’s Le’Raven Clark Named to FWAA Freshman All-America Team
Texas Tech right guard Le’Raven Clark has been named to the Football Writer’s
Association of America’s Freshman All-America team. Clark, a native of Rockdale, is
majoring in fisheries biology at the university‘s Department of Natural Resources
Management. more »
Abidi Receives Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching, Research
Award
Noureddine Abidi has been selected as the recipient of a Texas Tech University
Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Award, university officials
announced today. Abidi is an associate professor with Tech’s Department of Plant and
Soil Science and head of university’s Biopolymer Research, Fiber and Biopolymer
Research Institute. more »
Administrative Council
DR. STEVE FRAZE
Agricultural Education
& Communications
steven.fraze@ttu.edu
DR. MICHAEL GALYEAN
Dean
michael.galyean@ttu.edu
DR. SUKANT MISRA
Associate Dean for Research
sukant.misra@ttu.edu
DR. CINDY AKERS
Associate Dean for Academic
& Student Programs
cindy.akers@ttu.edu
DR. EDUARDO SEGARRA
Agricultural & Applied Economics
eduardo.segarra@ttu.edu
DR. LESLIE THOMPSON
Animal & Food Sciences
leslie.thompson@ttu.edu
DR. ALON KVASHNY
Landscape Architecture
alon.kvashny@ttu.edu
DR. MARK WALLACE
Natural Resources Management
mark.wallace@ttu.edu
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
PO Box 42123
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
806.742.2808 phone
806.742.2836 fax
DR. RICHARD ZARTMAN
Plant & Soil Science
richard.zartman@ttu.edu
JANE PIERCY
Development & Alumni Relations
jane.piercy@ttu.edu
NORMAN MARTIN
Marketing & Communications
norman.martin@ttu.edu
REAGAN RIBORDY
Grants Administrator
reagan.ribordy@ttu.edu